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Paperback. Explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic. Series: Heretics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182. Darwin and the Selfish Gene. Series: Heretics. 176 pages. Explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPX; PDA. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight: 160.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844652532
- ISBN
- 9781844652532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback. What is a good life, and how is it related to a happy one? What are virtues, and how do they affect the nature of friendships? Ethicists Gregory Beabout and Mike Hannis describe various approaches, ancient and modern, to those timeless questions: "What kind of person am I?" and "What should I do?" Series: Wooden Books. Num Pages: 58 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263937
- ISBN
- 9781904263937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.31
€ 10.31
Paperback. Series: Foundational Questions in Science. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219883
- ISBN
- 9780300219883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.27
€ 18.99
€ 15.27
Hardback. Starting with a chapter centered on Plato, but also discussing the pre-Socratics as well as Aristotle, this book moves to social contract theory as discussed by Hobbes, Locke, and Hume, and then continues with chapters on Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149004
- ISBN
- 9780691149004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.68
€ 54.99
€ 39.68
Hardcover. Offers a sustained critique of present-day academic philosophy combined with a practical agenda for change. The author raises some basic questions about the way that analytic philosophy has been conducted over the years. In doing so, he offers an alternative to what he sees as an over-specialisation of a lot of recent academic work. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748684557
- ISBN
- 9780748684557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.92€ 108.53
€ 112.92
€ 108.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 9th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024720521
- ISBN
- 9789024720521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.85
€ 117.85
Paperback. A clear, concise and up-to-date introduction to ethical theory which allows students to get to grips with debates in moral philosophy. Series: Fundamentals of Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857284539
- ISBN
- 9781857284539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback. Some shelf wear but overall in a good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Overlook Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KSC0001022
- ISBN
- 9781590200414
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Paperback, in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Overlook Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KRF0039375
- ISBN
- 9781590200414
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472504944
- ISBN
- 9781472504944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.46
€ 24.99
€ 18.46
paperback. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, this title argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fundamental premise, it considers issues of liberty and law, as well as freedom and justice. Translator(s): Cranston, Maurice. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442014
- ISBN
- 9780140442014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.36
€ 11.99
€ 11.36
Paperback. "A landmark book in the science of emotions and its implications for ethics and human universals."-Library Journal, starred review Num Pages: 352 pages, 60 photos. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393337136
- ISBN
- 9780393337136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Introduces revisions throughout and expands authors' restatement of his position in light of Kojeve's commentary to bring it into conformity with the text as it was originally published in France. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Victor; Roth, Michael S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226030135
- ISBN
- 9780226030135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.73
€ 34.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. Introduces and assesses Hegel, one of the most important figures in the history of ideas and political thought, and his Philosophy of Right, widely recognised as one of the greatest works of political philosophy. Series: Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415165785
- ISBN
- 9780415165785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.07
€ 34.99
€ 34.07
Paperback. Now, for the first time, a philosopher undertakes a systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic issues to which cultural appropriation gives rise. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332711
- ISBN
- 9781444332711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.64
€ 39.64
Hardcover. Science has transformed understandings of the mind, supplying physiological explanations for what once seemed transcendental. Nikki Skillman shows how lyric poets-caught between a reductive scientific view and naive literary metaphors-struggled to articulate a vision of consciousness that was both scientifically informed and poetically truthful. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DS; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674545120
- ISBN
- 9780674545120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.85
€ 48.99
€ 40.85
Paperback. This book will be of interest to anyone-in any discipline-who takes the past as a serious object of study. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; DSA; HBJD; HP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Fortieth Anniversary Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415604
- ISBN
- 9781421415604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.30
€ 35.99
€ 30.30
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691612430
- ISBN
- 9780691612430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.56
€ 54.99
€ 39.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2e
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195374940
- ISBN
- 9780195374940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.17
€ 57.17
Hardback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14. BIC Classification: HP; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166188
- ISBN
- 9780231166188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06